The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-07-14

system for the control Of the Liquor
traflc) that no reduction In the tax
upon the sale Of liquors In Ohio shall be
m ade, and that unless absolutely nece0-
sary no permission TO increase county,
township, city, village or other local
corporate indebtedness shall DO given.
Certainly such q platform would be 9
very brief one, and every man IN the
State would know what II meant In ell
its nAftss while every feature Of 1t Is IN
complete harmony with DemOcHa. Q
principles and calculated 10 advance the
welfare o, tho whole people.
Further than this, II there is Demo
cratic voter In the State who has been
carsleas about going to the polls, such
platform would draw him out and
make him vigorous worker for his
o srty. It is possible that 0ne man call
ing himself Democrat out Of every five
hundred might flnd some fault with IL,
(but he would fnd IL hard to prove
himself Democrat at ally, while 1t
would attract the support and votes OF
many thousands of the best and most
intelligent Republicans In the State,
who, disgusted with protection (s0
ca lled) only wait to see the Democratic
party take high progressive ground
upon the live, vital interests Of the day
to join with Us. We can hardly blame
them for not coming TO Ds so long as
we ourselves have not the courage 10
declare our convictions. Ntf
The conventioc should also before ad
j0urniDg refer to the constant taunte Of
the Republican party and the charges
that the Democratic party Of Ohio Is
cOWardly, and pointing to the plaifO
as an unmistAkable declaration OF liV,.
ing principles should In the name Of ali
the voters Of Ohio challenge them to
joint discussion campaign all over the
State from the opening to the closing 0
1t, declaring that II this challenge l.
accepted that we will not allow Dem
Ocratic speaker In any part OF Ohio Il
open bis mouth unless ReDnb lear
speaker is also present to plead his
cause bt fore the people.
Garry out the IDEAS contained In this
letter and we ehall have q campaign OF
pri clples controlled by intelligence,
and when the votes are C0unted we are
not likely to fall behind Rt the polls
Such q campaign will draw the
voters out, be q political education
for the people, and when 1t Is over-even
IL we are defeRted-the Democratic
party Of Ohio will be In better condition
than at any time since the war and will
have supplied the key note which will
be taken up by the Democratic hosts
throughout the nation, and the result
In 1883 will be sweeping Democratic
victories In many States which have not
shown Dtmlcratlc majority since
1856
On the other hand q c0wardly, sneak
ing. dodglng platform, followed by
campaign in which the party wheels are
creased with money and the voters cor
rupted by bribes, will insure defeat and
out of such a defeat we shall emerge
covered by the coB tempt Of the State
and shorn Of Of our own self respect ae
we'll. &7 Respectfully. u
III. ID. HARTER.
N. Bot course 1t will be but drop
In the bucket; but for my own part un-
less the party does put an 0utspOken,
unmistaOle tariff reform plank In lie
platform do not intend to glvs dol
lar or spend q moment Of my time In the
effort to carry the State. This will bt
the course also of many very much more
important members OF the fty and the
party will never show anya hR like Its
normal or numerical strength until II
has the courage to express its honest
convictions on this to day Of all impor
tRnt Issue. i.ra.,te N. D. II.
Mansfield, o., July 4. 1887.